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I have had this thought many times and now I am thoroughly convinced that luxury is a fresh roll of toilet paper.

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An unusual combination sure to never happen again.
Today is: Super Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Baron Von Quixote Birthday.
Ergo, I declare this day "Super-Fat-Birth-Day"

It has been a while since I wrote anything here. I'm surprised it still exists ( Read more... )

And moreover, because the Teacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, yes; he pondered and sought out and set in order many lessons. The Teacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright -- words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of the scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one

For the record: There was an insurmountable wave of mosquitoes at the ranch. At night the power went out making it too hot to sleep in the bunks and even worse outside. As a result I probably got about an hour of sleep last night. When I tumbled out of bed, we still had no power but the windows were cool enough compared to the outside air to ( Read more... )

It occurs to me after some thought that Pirates of the Caribbean is essentially a Homeric Epic. Barbossa is Menelaus. Will is Hector and Paris. Jack is Odysseus. Norrington is Ajax. Elizabeth doesn't have an analogue until the very end of the At World's End when it becomes clear she is essentially Penelope. Cutler Bennette is Agamemnon. Davy Jones ( Read more... )

It is darkest, just behind the light.

The king and his men ( Read more... )